Quiz  /  Carnivorous Plants Quiz

  • 1. 
    About how many carnivorous plant species are there?

  • 400
  • Over 600
  • 100
  • under 10

  • 2. 
    How do sundews and butterworts trap victims?

  • snap traps
  • pitfall traps
  • adhesive leaves
  • flexible roots

  • 3. 
    What do carnivorous plants rely on for energy?

  • water
  • captured insects and invertebrates
  • light
  • soil

  • 4. 
    Why do carnivorous plants need to capture prey?

  • to maintain energy
  • to continue growing
  • to reproduce
  • to provide missing nutrients

  • 5. 
    Which is not a carnivorous plant?

  • cobra plant
  • butterwort
  • cattail
  • sweet pitcher plant

  • 6. 
    Which kind of pitcher plant has been known to trap and digest salamanders?

  • yellow pitcher plant
  • sweet pitcher plant
  • purple pitcher plant
  • crimson pitcher plant

  • 7. 
    Which kind of carnivorous pitcher plant, found in limited areas of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, is critically endangered?

  • green pitcher plant
  • yellow pitcher plant
  • crimson pitcher plant
  • sweet pitcher plant
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